Court stops Kano govt from allocating school to JIBWIS

The disagreement between Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) Kano branch and the community of Sabuwar Gandu under the umbrella of Sabuwar Gandu Development Association over a school structure has taken a new dimension. The association has secured a court order restraining Kano state government from allocating the school to JIBWIS pending hearing and […]

The disagreement between Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) Kano branch and the community of Sabuwar Gandu under the umbrella of Sabuwar Gandu Development Association over a school structure has taken a new dimension.

The association has secured a court order restraining Kano state government from allocating the school to JIBWIS pending hearing and determination of a substantive suit.

A trustee board member of the association, Malam Ahmad Muhammad, who issued a copy of the court order to newsmen in Kano said the uncompleted school structure, was erected by a Kano-based philanthropist.

Muhammad said it was unanimously agreed that the school should be manned by the community members but JIBWIS opposed the decision.

He added that the state government intends to forcefully revoke the ownership of the school from the community and allocate it to JIBWIS that was why they took legal action on the issue.

“If allowed to be run by the JIBWIS, the school would not be for the community as many cannot afford it. It will also interest you to note that, a budgetary allocation by the state government to complete the school was made but JIBWIS officials have bowed to frustrate the effort,” he said.

The order of interim injunction reads “Upon reviewing the motion ex-parte together with 33 paragraphs affidavit dated 23rd of November, 2018 filed by the applicant counsel Mr. R S. Abdullahi the court granted the order”

The court presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba adjourned the case to 11th December, 2018 for hearing on notice.

However, a day to the scheduled date for hearing the motion on notice, the plaintiff was served a counter affidavit by the second defendant in response to the motion on notice.

Counsel to the plaintiff, Barrister Yusuf Mukhtar said due to their inability to reply the counter affidavit as such the case could not be heard until 20th December, 2018.

“As we have not replied the second dependant’s affidavit we applied before the court for adjournment  to enable hearing of all pending applications.”